Site and bungalow in Douglas Wins hands down
The owner of the detached bungalow Winswood built it on a great, prized site back in the 1970s, and lived and gardened here happily for decades, passing away last year in his 90s.
Now, the accommodating and well-kept 2,000 sq ft bungalow on a site of under three-quarters of an acre is leaving family hands: “it’s going to fly,” predict estate agents Niamh Moloney and Ann O’Mahony of Sherry FitzGerald, guiding at a possibly modest €380,000.
Location is at Mount Elma, on the back Donnybrook road between Douglas and Carrigaline, and is a chance to buy into a tightly zoned area and a very occupier-friendly home, albeit a taddated decoratively.
It has four bedrooms, three reception rooms, two interlinking and one with a recently installed wood-burning stove. Keeping it bright internally are things like glazed wall panels and glazed doors.
The very well-kept and planted, mature gardens come with a glass house, veg sections, triple garage with turning space behind, screening hedging and lots of landscaping plus water feature/pond in front, all up a long drive from the road, ensuring privacy, all a short drive from the city and Douglas.
A new owner could look at lots of options, starting with buying and simply redecorating: even going for neutral carpets,colours and painting built-ins would make an impact.
They could also go a bit further with energy upgrades - though it has central heating, a Stanley cooker in the kitchen and double glazing - and may also look at extending options, going up a level higher, or to the back or side, all subject to planning consent.
All four bedrooms have hand basins - this was built before en suites came into vogue, and one of the halls is big enough to easily accommodate a pitch pine church pew. Try siting a pew in most other halls...
A clean, well kept home and site near the suburbs, ready to serve another family/generation.
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